Bicycles bearing the name Puch trademark were produced by Steyr-Daimler-Puch in the 1970's and 1980's, some of the high end models where branded with the name Austro-Daimler instead to distinguish them from the lower end Puch models. Bicycle manufacturing was sold in 1987, however the rights to the Austro-Daimler name were not sold at that time, thus ending the brand.